AuthorTopic: Howard University Question (Read 1245 times)

I was just looking through the 2008 USNEWS rankings and for Howard University although the midrange GPA was 2.95-3.5 and LSAT is 148-154 they have a suprisingly high midrange salary for the private sector ($73-$125k). I know Howard is in D.C. but being a 3rd tier school how are the top firms not picking up students from tier 1 and even tier 2 schools first before Howard? Is there something I'm missing about this school? and Seems like an excellent place to go if you have just OK gpa and lsat with a very profitable return in the private sector.

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people constantly ask this question as if the answer isn't staring you righ tin the face: Howard, while a great school, is still a one stop shop for a firm's diversity needs.

You say that if it's a bad thing for the students who go there? Or just for the non URMs who go there? Are you implying that on the average only the big firms look to Howard to fill up their diversity needs? I know other schools aren't as diverse but I'm sure they would at least want to find some other students from a tier 1 and 2 school before looking to Howard?

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If you can't answer this question by yourself, I'm guessing you haven't researched the school enough.

Obviously if I knew the answer I wouldn't be starting a topic and asking the question???

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